Draft-rigging carrier and body-bolster.



which .are arranged to register with and rest l In the accompanyingdrawings, which illus- -in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, a

ging carrier 1, as illustrated and as preferred,

*T ese ears are secured together 'by bolts, as

- ears 10 the body-bolster is provided with ears osWALD s. PULLIAM, or PITT-Seuss, PENNSYLVANIA.

DRAFT-RIGGING CARRIER AND BODY-BOLSTER.

Speccation of Letters atent.

Patented Feb. 27, 1906.-

Application tiled September 22, 1905. Serial Nol 279,662.

To a/ZZ whom/it-ma/y concern:

' Be it knownl that I, OswALD S. PULLIAM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Im rovements in Draft-Rigging Carriers and Bo y-Bolsters, of which the following is a specication.

The object of m, invention is to provide a new and improve draft-rigging carrier and body-bolster.

trate an ap lication o m invention, Figure 1 is a top p an view-of a raft-rigging earner and a portion of a body-bolster constructed vertical longitudinal section taken on ne II II of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a cross-section taken on line III III of'Fig. 1; Fig. 4, aperspective view ofthe central portion ofthe carrler, and Fig. 5 a perspectiveI view of the central p0r-v tion of the body-b ol-ster.

Referring to the drawings, the draft-rig- 1s cast 1n a single piece and is designed to be mounted upon the center sills Aof a railwaycar. -The carrier is secured to said sills by bolts passed through ears 2. Y Carrier 1 is provided below its top plate 3 with a recess 4, which recess is adapted to receive the recessed portion 5 oi the body-bolster 6. Extending` outwardly from each, edge of the top plate 3 is' an angular lug 7. These iugs are adapted to t into pockets 8, formed on the body-bolster. Carrier 1 is further'. provided withV apertured ears 9,

u on ears 10, formed on the body-bolster.

clearly shown by Fig. 2. In addition to the 11, through which bolts (not shown) are passed to engage with a car-sill.

The body-bolster is formed with the truckl bolster center-bearing 12, cast integral therewith.

The construction of a combined drat-rigging carrier and body-bolster as above described is articularly desi lfor use on a car in whic the load is mainly carried on the center sill.

What I claim is-v 1. The combination, with a 'cast-metal draft-rigging carrier, of a cast-metal bod bolster secured .to the carrier, and a truc bolster center-bearing cast integral with the body-bolster. Q

2. The combination, with a cast-metal draft-rigging carrier formed with a recess below its top plate, a cast-metal bod -bolster secured in said recess, and a ftrucl-bolster center-bearing formed on the body-bolster.

3.l The combination, with a cast -metal draft-rlggmg carrier formed with a recessbelow its top plateand provided with lugs projecting from the to plate, a cast-metal bodybolster formed wit pockets arranged to receive thev lu s of the draft-riggingv carri/er, lsaid body-bo ster secured in the recess ofthe draft-rigging carrier, and a truck-bolster center-bearing formed integral with the bodybolster.

In testimony whereof I 'aiiX my signature in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

OSWALD S. PULLIAM.

Witnesses: W. G. DooLrrTLE,

MARGARET HUGHES. 

